12 The blossoms appear in the countryside.
The time of singing[a] has come,
and the turtledove’s cooing is heard in our land.(A)
13 The fig tree ripens its figs;(B)
the blossoming vines give off their fragrance.(C)
Arise, my darling.
Come away, my beautiful one.

14 My dove,(D) in the clefts of the rock,(E)
in the crevices of the cliff,
let me see your face,[b]
let me hear your voice;(F)
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:12 Or pruning
  2. 2:14 Or form

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